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William Banholzer joins Dow Chemical as New Chief Technology Officer

16 Jul '05

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In 2002, Banholzer was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions that can be accorded an engineer. He is one of only 177 chemical engineers worldwide to have been elected to the prestigious institution, which honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice" or demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology."

Banholzer joined GE in 1983 as a staff chemical engineer in the company's Corporate Research and Development Laboratory. In 1989, he led the R&D Center's chemical vapor deposition material program and later was promoted to laboratory manager for Advanced Inorganic Materials. In 1992, Banholzer transferred to GE's Superabrasives business, where he held numerous management positions culminating in responsibility for the division's worldwide engineering and quality efforts. Banholzer was named a company officer and moved to GE Lighting as vice president of Global Engineering in 1997. He assumed his current role with GE Advanced Materials two years later, leading a worldwide team responsible for process and product engineering, new capacity technology and product quality initiatives.

Banholzer graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and subsequently earned a master's degree and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

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